entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
long ago; already; a long time ago
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
it's the thought that counts
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
homecoming; returning home
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
genuine; authentic; true; real
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups
fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
ritual; religious service; festival
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off